John Cena will main event WrestleMania XXI

**The CyNick** · 01-18-2005, 10:20 PM

But the exact thing you outlined (Cena winning and jumping) happened last year with Benoit, and Benoit didn't become an overnight success because of it.

Obviously any kind of jump like that would get a huge "pop", but whats that really worth? The answer 9 times out of 10 is very little.

Cena is already getting huge pops on SD (I know I know you dont care about SD, but its true) and if he's going to win a world title, he should win the SD title.

Like I said before with RAW, anything that gets away from Batista-HHH is a bad move at this point. I know you're trying to think of something that will be shocking, but in all the years that Ive been watching wrestling, the most successful angles have been the ones that were most obvious.

It was obvious in 1987 that Hulk Hogan would defeat Andre The Giant at Mania III. They built that up, and they delivered, and it did big business.

In 1988 and '89 it was obvious that Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage would break-up and have a fued, and ultimately Hogan would win. They built tha up for well over a year, and delivered an obvious but entertaining program. It drew tons of money.

In 1996-'97 it was clear for a long time that Sting would be the one to finally topple the NWO and Hogan, they built it up, and delievered, and drew WCW's best buyrate in their history (then they screwed it up, but thats WCW).

In '98 when Goldberg was in the middle of his streak, it was obvious he would win the WCW title, again build it up and deliver and count the dollars (then they screwed it up, but thats WCW).

Ditto for Austin's title wins in 98, 99 and even 2001. Make the fans want to see Austin win the title, put a couple of obstacles in front of him, he overcomes them, and bam you've got successful shows. Every one of those years it was obvious Austin would come out of those Mania's with the title, but each year it did huge business.

I dont think Batista-HHH will do anywhere near the business that those programs I mentioned did, but still, its clear thats what the fans want. And moreover, its clear the WWE is building their TV to make people want to see that. The only thing left to do is to deliver the proper end to the story at the right time. The right ending is Batista winning the World Title from HHH and the right time Wrestlemania 21.

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01-18-2005, 10:20 PM	#18
The CyNick Make the IWC Great Again Posts: 8,922	But the exact thing you outlined (Cena winning and jumping) happened last year with Benoit, and Benoit didn't become an overnight success because of it. Obviously any kind of jump like that would get a huge "pop", but whats that really worth? The answer 9 times out of 10 is very little. Cena is already getting huge pops on SD (I know I know you dont care about SD, but its true) and if he's going to win a world title, he should win the SD title. Like I said before with RAW, anything that gets away from Batista-HHH is a bad move at this point. I know you're trying to think of something that will be shocking, but in all the years that Ive been watching wrestling, the most successful angles have been the ones that were most obvious. It was obvious in 1987 that Hulk Hogan would defeat Andre The Giant at Mania III. They built that up, and they delivered, and it did big business. In 1988 and '89 it was obvious that Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage would break-up and have a fued, and ultimately Hogan would win. They built tha up for well over a year, and delivered an obvious but entertaining program. It drew tons of money. In 1996-'97 it was clear for a long time that Sting would be the one to finally topple the NWO and Hogan, they built it up, and delievered, and drew WCW's best buyrate in their history (then they screwed it up, but thats WCW). In '98 when Goldberg was in the middle of his streak, it was obvious he would win the WCW title, again build it up and deliver and count the dollars (then they screwed it up, but thats WCW). Ditto for Austin's title wins in 98, 99 and even 2001. Make the fans want to see Austin win the title, put a couple of obstacles in front of him, he overcomes them, and bam you've got successful shows. Every one of those years it was obvious Austin would come out of those Mania's with the title, but each year it did huge business. I dont think Batista-HHH will do anywhere near the business that those programs I mentioned did, but still, its clear thats what the fans want. And moreover, its clear the WWE is building their TV to make people want to see that. The only thing left to do is to deliver the proper end to the story at the right time. The right ending is Batista winning the World Title from HHH and the right time Wrestlemania 21.